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Daffodish

Satellite television dishes reshaped as flower petals
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TV satellite dishes used be ugly, but not any more with the introduction of the Daffodish.

The Daffodish is a range of satellite dishes that have been remodelled in the shape and colour of some well known flowers. The centre of the dish continues to function normally, but is now embellished with the folds of a brightly coloured petal.

Where rows of drab grey dishes once festooning the eves and walls of dreary terraces, magical sunflowers, giant roses, and fuchsias will now point skyward.

xenzag, May 01 2006

Satellite of many flowers http://images.lulu....dish_flower.jpg.jpg
Not quite the same idea but using real flowers [NotTheSharpestSpoon, May 02 2006]

There is one of these cellphone tower "trees" on the way to Boston http://www.utilitycamo.com/sites.html
at least it's attempt to hide the ugliness [xandram, May 02 2006]

Stainless Steel Tree http://www.publicar...nnial_paine_02.html
Roxy Paine's most excellent tree [xenzag, May 02 2006]


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       + Oh I really love this! I am always looking for ways to change the ugliness of modern technology. Buns and flowers for you.
xandram, May 01 2006
  

       Poppies.
ConsulFlaminicus, May 01 2006
  

       Oooh.. Wind chimes & flowery dishes.
reensure, May 01 2006
  

       [Consul] Those damn druggies stole my satellite dish!
DesertFox, May 01 2006
  

       I'd love to see the fence surrounding the dishes shaped like a cute scaled-down white picket fence. Especially if its on top of a really tall, ugly building. [+]
Letsbuildafort, May 01 2006
  

       [+] Girders and metal structures could be made to look like muscle or sinew, telegraph poles and electrocity pylons like trees ..
kuupuuluu, May 02 2006
  

       The sunflower version could have tracking capabilities.   

       [xandram], there are quite a number of the palm tree cell towers here. Some are so good that you don't notice that they're cell towers unless you can get up close to them.
half, May 02 2006
  

       Pity the poor maintenance technicians.
egbert, May 02 2006
  

       Can mine look like a triffid?
DrCurry, May 02 2006
  

       [half] I don't know where your {here} is, but it would be way cool to put the Palm tree ones here in New England!! (Instead of the Pine Tree ones)
xandram, May 03 2006
  


 

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